The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-22
FLORIDA'S LAWMAKERS.
PLENTY OF WORK YET FOR TH4
LEGISLATORS.

Passing of the Railroad Commission
Bill Resignation of Speaker Pasc0
-Jacksonville's New Charter Hauled
Over the s-Congressmen Who
go Rslshing" = Death of Hon. 2. e
Crawford, United States Land
Receiver.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 21.-The Sem
ate spent the forenoon considering the rail-
road commission bill, and after adding the
State Treasurer to the board of appeal, to
review decisions OF commissioners, and max.
ing some other important amendments, thu
bill was ordered engrossed for third reading.
The House adjourned at noon and many
of the members went on an excursion to
Monticello to celebrate Mr.. Pasco's election,
but the Senate spent the afternoon framing
an important militia bill in which the citis
zens of Jacksonville are specially Interested
The new charter bill for Jacksonville is be.
ing roughly handled by the Legislature.
Senator Pasco, not having received his
certificate of election, presided over the
House as usual to-day.
PAsCo's RESIGNATION.
Soon after assembling to-day, he made
To the House OF Representatives..
GENTLEMEN respectfully announcerny resi2
nation of the office of Speaker to take effect 10
Monday next, at snch an hour as will suit the
convenience of the House. s. PAsco.
Mr.. Saxon Immediately offered resolu.
ton setting Monday at II o'clock as the
hour for electing Speaker to succeed Sena
tor-elect Pasco, which was at once adopted.
Judge Lamar will be formally elected Mon
day, and viii Immediately take charge.
oCALA WANTS THE STATE TO PONY UP.
A resolution was offered for the appoint
ment of a committee to examine the claim
of Ocala against the State for expenses in
CURED in estahLshingEthe East Florida Sem
mary before the late war.
A committee was appointed to confer
with the Attorney General and report what
matters were necessary to be acted on thiI
session. After Wednesday no new matter
can be introduced except by the unanimoua
consent of the House.
A petition was read from the citizens
living adjacent to Tampa protesting against
their incorporation into the city limits by the
new charter now pending
Bills were introduced to form new county
from portions of Clay, Bradford, Putnam
and Alachua counties.
Also bill establishing criminal courts
in Alachua and Leon counties.
FIGHTING THE RAILROADS.
There was strong effort made to prevent
the consideration in the Senate of the rail.
road commission bill that passed the House,
but this failed, and the bill was then acted
latpon with some degree Of dispatch. The
bill as it passed the House had no provision
iof appeal and contained other stringent
lII1ensRres that are specially objectionable to
tlie feih.oads
| ONly two weeks of the session is left, and
from now on great rush of important
lsiie9turf4 shat have been neglected will b(
Necessary to accomplish anything.
rfEN7T o. WORK AND NO vEToEs.
The GipvMNor 40 far has vetoed no bills
but he njioWNd ol1e 70 become law without
his signatare ~ The lapse of time Soma
very importapt tnpoihfmeats are now pend
ing and wiElapkQsuhlyshM made during the
coming weeks n &ssNNi8 Gen. j. J. sB'inly
will be appointed j. 1axx IL the Fifth circuit
and that Judge Mitch1il will b. reappointad
in the Sixth Circus xt~( Axe r -
Jacksonville circuit, 1ll!1 l1<65
known as to who win b -
say j. F. White will be Jua&&
circuit.
PIsCAToRIALLY INCLINED co'
PENSACOLA, FLA, May 9f
man III. A. Herbert arrived here Ia
dido Bay to-day, where he and Oh
bers OF the Browder Club, Of Mont
Ala, have for the past ten days en-
outing. Hon. H. A. Herbert and
members of the club, were enterta
Ahrensville to-day ny many OF our
The Browder clsEr have for yea1
annual piScatorial visits to the
Pensacola Bay, ell of which have
tended with large takes and plea
ploits.
GATNEsvILLE's EAND RECEIVER q
GAINESVILLE, FLA, May 21--Hd
Crawford, Receiver Of the United
Land Office, dieG at his residence hers =
o'clock tonight from a relapse of typhoid
fpyer